Bøger af Marguerite Quintelli-Neary

A monograph that studies the interstices between native Irish folklore and the myth of the American West during the last frontier period (1860-1890). It traces the role of Irish pioneers and their contributions to the westward migration.

During the Irish Renaissance, authors such as William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory resurrected Irish folklore in their literary and dramatic works, thus restoring the popularity of Irish myth and legend.